Valour at Vimy Ridge: The Great Canadian Victory of World War I

Valour at Vimy Ridge: The Great Canadian Victory of World War IDescription by Tom Douglas Paperback The battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 saw Canadian troops storm a 14 kilometer long escarpment that was believed to be impregnable. This was the first time in Canada's history that a corps sized formation fought together as a unit under its own leadership. Canadian troops persevered under heavy fire to take the ridge. The battle has since been much celebrated in Canada, as historians and descendants seek to

Considered by critics to be an accurate portrayal of front line medical conditions

first published in 1929

Jim Lacey sheds light on General Pershing's legacy as the nation's first modern combat commander

not always successful

and miscalculation sent Austro-Hungarian troops marching into Serbia

including Finland and Italy

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Philpott shows that twentieth-century war as we know it simply didn’t exist before the battle: new technologies like the armored tank made their debut

by Willa Cather

offices and embassies were acutely aware of the chaos breaking out on their doorsteps and beneath their windows

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Between 1911 and 1922